Chapel Hill and Carrboro, towns known for their informed and opinionated citizens, made some tough decisions in municipal elections last week. But not all of the decisions have been made–in Carrboro, a seat on the town board of alderman will soon be up for grabs. A newcomer, Laurin Easthom, was the top vote-getter in Chapel […]
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in human beatboxes
Forget cowbell–songs need more vocals, or at this weekend’s SOJAM A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL, only vocals. The festival will draw a cappella groups from colleges across the Southeast, including the Duke Pitchforks and the Elon Sweet Signatures, and national acts Duwende, Cadence and Almost Recess. This is not a barbershop quartet convention. In recent years, a […]
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Wifi signals slowly spreading across Triangle
It’s campaign season again, and there’s a new issue in town: public wireless Internet access. Raleigh has incorporated free wireless into its Fayetteville Street plan. Cary appointed a committee to study the issue and decided only to publish a list of local businesses that offer the plan. The Indy has tried to keep the issue […]
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Herald-Sun slow on candidate’s rap sheet
It must have come as a shock to readers of The Herald-Sun last Friday to hear that mayoral candidate Vincent Brown was dropping out of the race. Five days earlier, on Sunday, Sept. 25, The News & Observer revealed an extensive criminal record that contradicted Brown’s own statements about his past. There was a felony […]
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Into the woods
On Oct. 2, Duke University will open the doors to a grand, $22-million, 65,000-square-foot museum designed by world-renowned architect Rafael Viñoly and stocked with the works of Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Jasper Johns, Michel Basquiat and many others. The Nasher Museum of Art, named for Dallas millionaire art collector and Duke graduate Raymond Nasher, marks […]
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Will a merger take the alt out of alt-weeklies?
Fear and loathing have littered the recent pages of alternative weeklies over news of a possible media merger–of alt-weeklies. Two weeks ago, the San Francisco Bay Guardian reported details of a possible merger between the two largest chains in the alternative weekly world, New Times and Village Voice Media. Ever since, pages have been rustling […]
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in rhythm and verse
If you think of poetry as words that swing, writer, singer and teacher Kim Arrington’s fresh voice will get you on your feet. Arrington celebrates the release of her first book of poems, the lapis dwellers, at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham with spoken word, song and dance, all forms of black expression that […]
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Forum examines public broadcasting
You’d expect low turnout for a community forum on media policy, held at a church on a hot August evening. So it was a surprise to everyone, including U.S. Rep. David Price (D-Chapel Hill), that more than 200 people showed up last Thursday at the United Church of Chapel Hill to support public broadcasting. Price […]
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Smash hits
You couldn’t pay some people to listen to Celine Dion’s music. But you could pay some DJs to play it. Eliot Spitzer, New York’s attorney general and aspiring governor, has proven what many people long suspected: That payola is alive and well in the music industry. Spitzer’s investigation confirmed reports that record label promoters, and […]
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Big cable wants public access denied
Raise your hand if you’ve ever attended a city council meeting. OK, now raise your hand if you’ve ever watched one on TV. I’m guessing there were more hands raised for the virtual experience of local government, which is perfectly understandable. Most of us can’t block off three hours a week to keep abreast of […]